It’s a new month with several new transfer bonuses! So far, there are 4 new transfer bonuses and 5 that have continued from September/October. New: Capital One 20% Transfer Bonus to British Airways From 11/1/24 through 12/1/24, Capital One has a 20% transfer bonus to British Airways Avios. Keep in mind that you can transfer […]

New Restrictions on Chase’s Trip Cancellation Reimbursement Policy: It appears that the travel insurance on some Chase cards is no longer as generous if you only pay partially with the card or if you only pay award taxes with the card. See this post on Award Wallet. For international trips, I recommend getting a separate […]

The last few years on Halloween, I’ve shared some of my travel nightmares (not real events, but actual dreams I’ve had where travel has gone wrong). This year, I’m sharing some of my scariest stories from my trips. These stories aren’t necessarily spooky, but they are times when my heart has pumped a bit faster. […]

This is the next installment in a series of posts on my recent trip to Europe. See my previous posts: Back from another  family reunion: galloping through Europe and driving my husband crazy , 24 hours in NYC with kids (plus review of Hyatt Place New York Midtown-South) , Our JFK-BRU economy flight on Brussels […]

A few months ago, both my husband and I applied for a Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Mastercard (non-affiliate link). The bonus is 70,000 miles after spending $2000 in the first 90 days ($99 annual fee). We primarily got the card due to the Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines merger. And, since we both have the Hawaiian Airlines Mastercard, […]

My husband owns the no-fee Bilt credit card (personal referral link). We primarily got it to earn points for paying my son’s college apartment rent. The card doesn’t have a welcome bonus, but some new card owners receive an offer for 5X on spending for the first 5 days of the card. Every 1st of […]